Western appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1885-18??, 1887-03-12
the criminal court, handed his resignation.
to President CLEVELAND II, "a Ia ofRonf 81 ,,rils

the criminal court, handed his resignation
to President Cleveland, to take effect April
i, next. This action was entirely unex-
pacted by the members sof the bar and
ctd0euS generally. Judge Macarthur was
appointed t0the supr6me bench Of the dis
strtct July 49, 1870, end has since been q
He was, before occupying his position
Prominent lawyer of Wisconsin, and is said
to have been recognized leader Of the
Republican party Of that state.
The decisions of the Secretary Of the
Interior in pension cases for the calendar
year ending Dec 81, 1887, are now in the
hands ofethe public printer and will be-
printed in signatures Of i6 pages and sent
to any person desiring them in any auan-
tity by forwarding to the printer the cost OF
the same and 10 per cent additional at
the close Of the year the completed work
will he found in one volume, but the de-
mand for extra copies each of signature as IT.
goes to press is simply immense from all
ssectionsfor the country. e SO ~, i 81
A Washington scorrespo ndent says Of
J. NJ Trotter, the new District Recorder of
Deeds that he never met President Cleve-
land until he called upon him after his con-
frmatipn. and that he Us a genial sort of a
fellow. ight-co1ored and manifests intelli-
gence and says he feels the gravity Of the,
situation. He insists that the prejudicei
against him is because he is a colored man,
but his efforts viii be to make persons of ali
natiOnalities respect him. He expects to-
succeed simply through; care and fidelity,
Mrs. Jane Washington Thornton
Beck, died Sunday evening at Washington,
of inflammation Of the bowels, having been
i'll only three days. The illness was in
duced by cold taken duringa carriage ride
on Friday. She was the grand niece and
nearest living descendent Of Geo. Washing
ton She was born at Auburn, Va, Oct,
18th, 1926, and married Senator Beck Feb.
5, 1S4S. Two children. a son and daughter,
survive, Her burial takes place at Lex
iugton, KY st !sss3#g
Several designs have been received
at the navy department in answer to a cir
cular sent out last August to thenaval con,
! struclOrs of the United States and Europe
through the department. and consular Of
fcers, Offering good price for suitable de-
signs for the, two sea- going, double bot
toned, armored vessels, Of about 6, eco tons
displacement, of 16 knots speed, with torpe-
| do outfits and effective armament. 34
At its last secret session the Senate
confirmed the appointment Of J. NJ. Trotter,
the Boston colored man for Register Of
Deeds of the District of Columbia The
vote was 80 for confirmation and II opposed,
the eleven being Democrats and 8 Republ
| licaps. stE 81
The Postmaster General says that
the failure of the deficiency bill would prob
| ably not in any way interfere with the
| operations Of his department., except to de-
lay the establishment Of the free delivery
service in new places. s.its
A decision has been made by the
United States supreme court to the effect
that the ''drummers'' from one state can
not be taxed by another. rs
The signal service is likely to be
badly hampered by the failure Of the
passage of the general deficiency bill. n